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Title:Plaque with the Crucifixion
Date:ca. 1060–70
Geography:Made in Amalfi, Italy
Culture:South Italian
Medium:Elephant ivory
Dimensions:Overall: 5 1/16 x 3 3/8 x 3/8 in. (12.9 x 8.6 x 1 cm)
Classification:Ivories-Elephant
Credit Line:Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number:17.190.37
J. Pierpont Morgan (American), London and New York (until 1917)
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